IV. Promote the construction
of hydrogen energy infrastructure as a whole (10) Steadily build a hydrogen energy storage and transportation system. Focus on the development of "high-pressure gaseous hydrogen storage + long tube trailer" transportation mode, gradually improve the efficiency of high-pressure gaseous storage and transportation, reduce the cost of storage and transportation, and enhance the level of commercialization of high-pressure gaseous storage and transportation. Promote the industrial application of cryogenic liquid hydrogen storage and transportation, and explore the application of solid-state, cryogenic high-pressure, ammonia hydrogen, organic liquid and other storage and transportation methods. We will steadily promote the pilot demonstration of natural gas hydrogen-blended pipelines and pure hydrogen pipelines. Gradually build a high-density, lightweight, low-cost and diversified hydrogen storage and transportation system. (Provincial Energy Bureau, Development and Reform Commission, Science and Technology Department, and municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
(11) Accelerating the construction of hydrogenation stations. Overall planning and layout of hydrogenation stations, and moderately advance the construction of hydrogenation infrastructure. We will accelerate the introduction of management policies for the construction of hydrogenation stations, clarify the relevant procedures for the construction of hydrogenation stations, and improve the management system for the construction of hydrogenation stations. We will encourage existing gas stations to rebuild and expand hydrogen production and hydrogenation units, encourage new gas stations to plan and construct hydrogenation facilities simultaneously, and speed up the layout of integrated energy supply stations for oil and hydrogen. Actively connect with the construction of comprehensive demonstration lines of national hydrogen energy expressways, scientifically plan and construct hydrogen corridors, give priority to the construction of hydrogenation stations along the backbone expressways and national highways in the Pearl River Delta, and in principle, the service areas of expressway trunk lines with the conditions for the construction of hydrogenation facilities should build hydrogenation facilities during the 14th Five-Year Plan period to support the long-distance transportation of fuel cell freight vehicles in the province. We will actively promote the construction of hydrogenation stations in areas with rich application scenarios such as hydrogen energy industrial parks, iron and steel plants, ports and wharfs. (Provincial Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Department, Development and Reform Commission, Transportation Department, Natural Resources Department, Energy Bureau, and municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
(12) Gradually reduce the cost of hydrogen. During the demonstration period of the city group, the terminal price of the hydrogenation station will be less than 35 yuan/kg by the end of 2023 and less than 30 yuan/kg by the end of 2024, and the hydrogen production and hydrogenation integration station will be 10 yuan/kg according to the actual sales volume of hydrogen. The subsidy for each station shall not exceed 5 million yuan, and the total amount of reward and subsidy shall not exceed the national reward and subsidy fund. If the terminal price of the hydrogenation station is higher than 35 yuan/kg by the end of 2023 and 30 yuan/kg by the end of 2024, the data is not connected to the information platform of the national and provincial fuel cell vehicle demonstration city group, and the finance at all levels shall not grant subsidies. (Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Finance Department and municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
5. Promoting the large-scale popularization and application
of fuel cell vehicles (13) Promoting the electrification of heavy freight vehicles in an all-round way. We will promote the electrification of heavy-duty freight vehicles, engineering vehicles and port tractors in the cities of the Pearl River Delta, strive to basically electrify new vehicles by 2027, promote emission reduction and consumption reduction in the transportation industry of the Pearl River Delta, and improve the ecological environment of the Pearl River Delta. Explore the convenient traffic mechanism of fuel cell vehicles in the province, appropriately relax the traffic restrictions of fuel cell heavy-duty freight vehicles in urban areas, and explore the implementation of preferential measures such as differentiated toll collection on some expressways in the province. (Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Public Security Department, Department of Ecological Environment, Department of Transportation, and municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
(14) Promoting the electrification of logistics transport vehicles. Municipalities are encouraged to set up green logistics zones, relax restrictions on the passage of fuel cell logistics vehicles, and support large logistics enterprises and e-commerce enterprises to build hydrogen logistics parks. Enterprises in the fuel cell vehicle industry chain in the province are encouraged to cooperate with key logistics enterprises to purchase fuel cell vehicles in batches by building a fuel cell vehicle operation platform, so as to reduce the cost of vehicle purchase and promote the large-scale use of fuel cell logistics vehicles. Appropriately relax the traffic restrictions of fuel cell cold chain logistics vehicles in urban areas, improve the right of way of fuel cell cold chain logistics vehicles, and explore parking concessions and other support measures. (Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Public Security Department, Transportation Department, and municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
(15) Priority should be given to promoting the application of typical demonstration scenarios.Take the lead in promoting the application of fuel cell heavy-duty freight vehicles in Jinshenglan Iron and Steel, Donghai Iron and Steel, Shaoguan Iron and Steel and other large iron and steel enterprises, promoting the application of fuel cell port tractors in Guangzhou Nansha Port, Shenzhen Yantian Port and other port terminals, and promoting the application in urban construction and transportation fields such as sanitation, concrete and dregs. We will focus on improving the construction of hydrogen energy infrastructure along Guangzhou-Shenzhen, Guangzhou-Foshan, Guangshao and Shenzhen-Shantou expressways, and promote the demonstration and application of fuel cell vehicles in inter-city transportation in the fields of steel, cement, glass, industrial solid waste, building materials, cold chain logistics and integrated freight. (Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Public Security Department, Transportation Department, and relevant municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
(16) Increase the promotion and application of fuel cell vehicles. Overall use of financial funds at all levels to meet the requirements of the national comprehensive evaluation of reward points for the first 10000 vehicles (vehicles registered in Guangdong urban agglomeration after August 13, 2021, vehicles registered before August 13, 2021, according to the previou s relevant national and provincial requirements), the data has been connected to the national and provincial fuel cell vehicles. No less than five key components are manufactured in the demonstration urban agglomeration, and the subsidy is 3000 yuan per kilowatt according to the rated power of the fuel cell system (the maximum power of the single vehicle subsidy is not more than 110 kilowatts, and the minimum power is not less than 50 kilowatts). The subsidy standard shall be formulated separately after the completion of the promotion target of 10000 vehicles. The subsidy fund for vehicle promotion and application shall be arranged by the central reward fund, provincial reward fund and city and county (city, district) level reward fund according to the ratio of 1:1:1. The declaration of vehicle promotion subsidy shall be completed within 3 months after the end of each assessment year (the declaration subject shall be determined by the municipalities themselves). After the completion of the national annual assessment, the provincial and municipal levels shall complete the distribution of subsidy funds as soon as possible. (Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Finance Department, and relevant municipal governments at or above the prefectural level)
6. Actively carry out diversified demonstration applications
of hydrogen energy (17) Promote demonstration applications in other fields of transportation in an orderly manner. Accelerate the promotion of electrification in the field of transportation, and steadily expand the demonstration application of hydrogen energy in rail transit, ships, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and other transportation fields (the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the Department of Industry and Information Technology, the Department of Transportation, the Guangdong Maritime Bureau, and the relevant municipal governments at or above the prefecture level are responsible)
(18) Actively carry out demonstration applications in the field of energy storage. We will actively explore the integrated application mode of renewable energy power generation and hydrogen energy storage, incorporate hydrogen energy storage into the scope of new energy distribution and storage, and carry out demonstration of offshore wind power hydrogen production in areas rich in large-capacity offshore wind power resources. Support energy and power enterprises to lay out energy storage/hydrogenation integrated stations based on distributed renewable energy or low load of power grid. We will actively carry out large-scale deployment of hydrogen storage from electrolytic water in key areas to improve the level of renewable energy consumption and utilization. (Provincial Energy Bureau, Development and Reform Commission, Guangdong Power Grid Company, and relevant municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
(19) Expanding the demonstration application of hydrogen energy in the field of power generation. According to local conditions, fuel cell distributed cogeneration facilities will be laid out, solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power generation systems will be built, and demonstration of comprehensive utilization of hydrogen energy will be promoted in communities, parks, mining areas, ports and other regions. Encourage the demonstration application of standby power supply for fuel cell communication base stations in combination with the construction and renovation of communication base stations. We will support the construction of fuel cell distributed power stations at the national hub nodes of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area of national integrated large data centers to ensure power supply. (Provincial Energy Bureau, Development and Reform Commission, Guangdong Power Grid Company, and relevant municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
(20) Exploring the application of hydrogen energy in the industrial field. Support large iron and steel enterprises such as Baowu Iron and Steel to develop and apply hydrogen metallurgy technology with hydrogen as reducing agent, and explore the application of hydrogen energy to replace fossil energy to provide high-quality heat source. Relying on the existing petrochemical and chemical projects with centralized hydrogen consumption, hydrogen production units will be added, and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology will be coupled to extend to downstream terminal chemical products such as synthetic ammonia and synthetic methanol, so as to guide the industry to transform to low-carbon and decarbonization processes. (Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Department of Industry and Information Technology, Department of Ecological Environment, and relevant municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
7. Optimizing the development environment
of hydrogen energy industry (21) Accelerating the cultivation and expansion of hydrogen energy enterprises. Upstream and downstream enterprises in the hydrogen energy industry chain are encouraged to coordinate, vigorously enhance the integration capability of the industry chain, support the construction of professional incubation platforms and parks in the field of hydrogen energy, and focus on cultivating relevant industry chain enterprises with advanced technology, good prospects, strong competitiveness and rapid development. Support qualified hydrogen energy enterprises to declare and strive for the titles of "Little Giant" and "Single Champion" in manufacturing industry. (Provincial Industry and Information Technology Department, Science and Technology Department, Development and Reform Commission, and municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
(22) Increase investment attraction for high-quality enterprises. Focusing on the investment database of hydrogen energy industry chain, we should refine the list of investment target enterprises, strengthen business investment, chain investment, overseas Chinese investment and targeted investment, and actively introduce a number of high-level innovative enterprises, service institutions and major industrial projects with strong industrial radiation driving capacity. We will make good use of major economic and trade platforms such as the Canton Fair, the Import Expo, the hi-tech fair, the CIFit and the Global Investment Conference of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to organize industrial investment activities and attract high-quality hydrogen energy projects to land in Guangdong. For newly introduced hydrogen energy industry chain projects with core technologies and filling gaps, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, together with the local government of the project, will study and implement support policies. (Provincial Department of Commerce, Development and Reform Commission, Department of Industry and Information Technology, SASASAC, and municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
(23) Strengthen cooperation and exchanges at home and abroad. Make full use of the advantages of the domestic market, carry out international joint research and development of hydrogen energy science and technology, and carry out high-level international exchanges and cooperation. Enterprises are encouraged to carry out product carbon footprint accounting, use clean energy such as green electricity, and improve their green trade capacity and level. We will continue to run the China Hydrogen Energy Industry Conference, support high-level international technology summits, academic forums, technology exhibitions and other industry exchanges, and enhance brand influence. (Provincial Commerce Department, Development and Reform Commission, Science and Technology Department, Industry and Information Technology Department, Energy Bureau, and relevant municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
8. Strengthen the safety management
of the whole industry chain (24) Define the safety guarantee and emergency management mechanism. Strictly implement the main responsibility of the principal responsible persons of hydrogen energy supply enterprises, fuel cell vehicle production and operation enterprises for safety production, and prevent and curb accidents in safety production from the source. Local governments have implemented the responsibility of territorial safety production supervision and promoted the hierarchical management and control of safety risks in hydrogen-related enterprises. Hydrogen energy will be included in the safety monitoring system of key industries to achieve real-time monitoring of key enterprises involved in hydrogen. (Provincial Emergency Management Department, Industry and Information Technology Department, Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Department, Transportation Department, Public Security Department, and municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
(25) Improving the product quality assurance system. Strengthen the main responsibility of fuel cell vehicle manufacturers for product quality, improve the after-sales service system, and strengthen the daily safety supervision of the whole vehicle, key components and hydrogenation station equipment. (Provincial Market Supervision Bureau, Industry and Information Technology Department and Public Security Department are responsible for the division of responsibilities)
(26) Improve the safety operation monitoring system. Establish a safety production responsibility system for users, and improve measures such as routine inspection, operation specifications, hydrogenation specifications and maintenance. Relying on the operation and supervision platform of the demonstration urban agglomeration, the operation status of fuel cell vehicles is monitored remotely and real-time, and various measures are taken to ensure safe operation. (Provincial Transportation Department, Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Department, Public Security Department, Development and Reform Commission, Emergency Management Department, and municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
(27) Strengthen the safety guarantee of hydrogen energy supply. Safety management standards for hydrogenation stations have been promulgated, safety production rules and regulations and related operating rules have been formulated, and safety evaluation has been carried out regularly. Strengthen the construction of emergency response capacity in hydrogen energy supply, and study and formulate emergency response plans for emergencies. Insurance institutions should be guided to develop product quality liability insurance and product quality assurance insurance around the needs of hydrogen energy enterprises. Support conditional cities to purchase public liability safety insurance for hydrogen stations. Strengthen the publicity of safety science popularization and enhance public awareness of the safety of hydrogen energy application. (Provincial Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Department, Emergency Management Department, Energy Bureau, Guangdong Supervisory Bureau of the State Administration of Financial Supervision and Administration, Shenzhen Supervisory Bureau of the State Administration of Financial Supervision and Administration, Provincial Science and Technology Association, and municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
9. Safeguard measures
(28) Strengthen overall coordination. Give full play to the role of Guangdong Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration and Application Urban Agglomeration Construction Leading Group, strengthen departmental collaboration and linkage, coordinate and solve major issues and key tasks in the development of hydrogen energy industry, and form joint efforts. Give full play to the coordinating role of industry associations, science and technology alliances and service institutions, and build a high-level science and technology service platform and high-end think tank to support industrial development. Support all regions to actively participate in the construction of fuel cell vehicle demonstration city group. (Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Science and Technology Department, Industry and Information Technology Department, and municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
(29) Strengthen the guarantee of talents. We will accelerate the establishment of a talent cultivation mechanism to meet the needs of the development of the hydrogen energy industry, carry out talent scanning programs in the fields of fuel cells, hydrogen production and storage equipment, and new materials, accelerate the introduction of high-end leading talents, innovative teams and management teams from global targets, and intensify the cultivation of strategic scientific and technological talents and scientific and technological leaders in the field of hydrogen energy. Relying on leading enterprises, universities and scientific research institutes, we will intensify the training of professional and technical personnel in the hydrogen energy industry. We will carry out pilot projects for the integration of hydrogen energy production and education, and strengthen the construction of provincial off-campus practice bases for the integration of hydrogen energy production and education. We will strengthen hydrogen energy vocational education, support cooperation between enterprises and vocational and technical colleges, and establish training bases for skilled personnel. Municipalities are encouraged to give priority support to talents in hydrogen energy industry in terms of household registration, housing security, medical security, children's schooling, innovation and entrepreneurship. (Provincial Education Department, Science and Technology Department, Development and Reform Commission, Industry and Information Technology Department, Human Resources and Social Security Department, and municipal governments at or above the prefectural level are responsible for)
(30) Strengthen financial support. We will make overall use of financial funds at the national, provincial and municipal levels, and focus on supporting the technological innovation of eight key components of fuel cells and key equipment for hydrogen energy, upgrading the industrialization capacity, the construction of hydrogen refueling stations, the supply of hydrogen, and subsidies for the purchase of fuel cell vehicles. Supporting the inland cities of non-demonstration urban agglomerations in the province to formulate incentive policies for fuel cell vehicles in accordance with the incentive standards for demonstration urban agglomerations. Strengthen cooperation between banks and enterprises, encourage banks and other financial institutions to provide green credit support for hydrogen energy enterprises, and determine reasonable credit authority and approval process. We will encourage the development of supply chain finance and promote financial leasing to support equipment procurement for hydrogen energy projects. Enterprises are encouraged to become bigger and stronger through market-oriented financing such as equity investment, bond issuance and listing.